Instrument board



March 8, 1932. V, NOVELL. 1,848,377

INSTRUMENT BOARD Filed Sept. 12, 1930 Patented Mar. 8, 1932 mm STATES PATENT OFFLCE viNcENzo NOVELLI, or PETERSBURG,. VIRGINIA INSTRUMENT BOARD Application filed September 12, 1930. Serial No. 481,561.

The present invention relates to instrument boards for automobiles, and aims to providea novel and improved supplementary instrument boa-rd attachment formounting instruments in addition to those with which i the machine may be equipped.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of an instrument boardv adapted especially for use on Ford automobiles.

means for attaching the instrument board to the vehicle body.

With the foregoing and other objectsrin" Theinstrument board 4 may be of wood,

a metal or other suitable material, and has the upper curved edge 5 whichconforms to the cowl or" the automobile; Theboa'rd 5 has a rabbet 6 aiong its upper edge to fit the por tions 7 at the rear edge of the cowl 8 of a Ford or other automobile, the upper edge 1 portion of the board being disposed in front of the air deflector and shield 9 of the windshield ventilator.

In order to secure the board in place up right bars 10 are secured by boltsll or otherwise to the back of the board 4 and are formed at their upper ends with threaded stems 12 that pass upwardly through apertures formed inthe portions 7, and nuts 13 are,

15 threaded on said stems, thereby clamping the A further object is the provision of novel view of the instrument 15 in itslower edgebetween the opening 14' and ends of the board, One ofthe notches 15 accommodates the steering column 16 and the other notch accommodates the operating means 17 of the primer, while theopening 14. accommodates the instrument unit 180i 2.- Ford automobile, whereby the unit 18 and board 4 are 'substantially'fiush, thereby giving the appearance of a permanent instrument, board for the automobile with the in strument unit 18 'set therein.

The board may carry any suitable instruments in addition to the. stock instruments, of the unit 18, such as a clock 19, compass 20, gages 21 and 22, parking light switch 23, and, the like. a

The instrument board gives the sub-cowl portion of the vehicle body a finished and attractive appearance, and the board may be readily attached after providing apertures in the portions 7 below the windshield (not shown).

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: 1 l

A' device of'the, character described coniprising asupplementary instrument board having an opening to receive the standard instrument unit of-an automobile and having a rabbet alongits upper edge to receive the rear edge portion of the cowl of an automobile body, members secured to said board and having upwardly extending stems to pass through said edge portion, an means engageable on said stems for clamping the board to said edge portion. v

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

VINCENZO NOVELLI.

board tightly against the portions 7 with I said port-ions fitting ,inthe rabbet 6, so that the board is rigid. I g

The board thas a cut-out port on or opening 14 between its-ends and notches or recesses IOU 

